Most Belarusian consonants are pronounced very similarly to their English counterparts. Here are seven that should feel familiar.
Letter Б б
Б б (b) — be: like 'b' in 'bus'
брат — brother
быў — was
Letter В в
В в (v) — ve: like 'v' in 'voice'
вада — water
вочы — eyes
Letter Д д
Д д (d) — de: like 'd' in 'dog'
дом — house
дзень — day
Letter З з
З з (z) — ze: like 'z' in 'zoo'
зіма — winter
зорка — star
Letter К к
К к (k) — ka: like 'k' in 'key'
кніга — book
кот — cat
Letter Л л
Л л (l) — el: like 'l' in 'lap' (hard) or 'million' (soft)
лес — forest
мала — little
Letter М м
М м (m) — em: like 'm' in 'mom'
мама — mom
мова — language
Vocabulary
Belarusian
English
Audio
Б б
be — like 'b' in 'bus'
—
брат
brother
—
быў
was
—
В в
ve — like 'v' in 'voice'
—
вада
water
—
вочы
eyes
—
Д д
de — like 'd' in 'dog'
—
дом
house
—
дзень
day
—
З з
ze — like 'z' in 'zoo'
—
зіма
winter
—
зорка
star
—
К к
ka — like 'k' in 'key'
—
кніга
book
—
кот
cat
—
Л л
el — like 'l' in 'lap' (hard) or 'million' (soft)
—
лес
forest
—
мала
little
—
М м
em — like 'm' in 'mom'
—
мама
mom
—
мова
language
—
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